Bibliograph

Dinosaurs to dodos, an encyclopedia of extinct animals, by Don Lessem ; illustrated by Jan Sovak

Type

Label

Dinosaurs to dodos, an encyclopedia of extinct animals, by Don Lessem ; illustrated by Jan Sovak

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (page 112) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Dinosaurs to dodos

Nature of contents

bibliographyencyclopedias

Oclc number

39281870

Responsibility statement

by Don Lessem ; illustrated by Jan Sovak

Sub title

an encyclopedia of extinct animals

Summary

Presents the names, physical characteristics, and places of origin of a variety of extinct animals, arranged chronologically into eras, periods, and epochs, and discusses times of mass extinction

Table Of Contents

In the beginning. Precambrian Era- 4.6 billion to 543 million years ago -- Early and eerie life. Cambrian Period- 543 million to 490 million years ago -- A new underwater world. Ordovician Period- 490 million to 439 million years ago -- Onto the land. Silurian and Devonian Periods- 439 million to 363 million years ago -- Wet and wild. Carboniferous and Permian Periods- 363 million to 251 million years ago -- The rise of reptiles. Triassic Period- 251 million to 208 million years ago -- Dinosaur giants. Jurassic Period- 208 million to 146 million years ago -- The great dinosaur period. Cretaceous Period- 146 million to 65 million years ago -- Mammals against birds. Paleocene and Eocene Epochs- 65 million to 35 million years ago -- Mammals rule. Oligocene, Miocene, and Pliocene Epochs- 35 million to 1.6 million years ago -- Cold times, hard times. Pleistocene Epoch- 1.6 million to 10,000 years ago -- Here today, gone tomorrow. Holocene Epoch- 10,000 years ago to today

Target audience

pre adolescent

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Contributor